CHESS 2009 - Presentations 

NiCHE has archived 2 audio presentations from this event

The Canadian History & Environment Summer School was held at Carleton University in 2009, just preceding the annual CHA meeting. The workshop was hosted by Joanna Dean and Andrew Johnston.

Citation: Jenkins, Jane. "TB or not TB: Politics, Public Health and the Dairy Industry in the 1920's Campaign to Eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis." Canadian History & Environment Summer School. 23 May 2009. 

Bio: Associate Professor, Science and Technology Studies, St. Thomas University.

Abstract: This paper examines the debates, motives, and implications during the 1920s concerning whether Bovine Tuberculosis was transmissible to humans. At its root, was the disease an economic or public health issue?

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